Difference between revisions of "Xian"

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Syllable: "xian"

Composition

Initial: x-
Final: -ian
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: xian
- IPA: [ɕiɛn]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ
- Wade-Giles: hsien
Linguistic description

voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
glide
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "xian" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "x-" and the final "-ian".

Syllable

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